SPECIAL SESSION: INNOVATION AND METHODOLOGY IN HUMANITARIAN ACTION - SEXUAL VIOLENCE IN CONFLICT ZONES AND CHILD PROTECTION WORLDWIDE

The aim of the session is to present new forms of associative commitment, in terms of both methodology and innovation, through the prism of two themes: sexual violence in conflict zones and child protection worldwide.

The objective is to examine ways of combating sexual violence in conflict zones, highlighting the concrete actions taken by associations in the field.

Special attention will be paid to global child protection, by tackling various issues dealt with by associations, such as children born of rape, undocumented children and unaccompanied minors. The issue of education in camps for displaced persons will also be addressed.

Finally, the role of bar associations and their international collaboration in the fight against these abuses will be presented.

With the support of:
Stand Speak Rise Up! – H.R.H. the Grand Duchess of Luxembourg’s association
We Are NOT Weapons of War (WWoW)  – Céline Bardet’s association
Association Mondiale des Amis de l’Enfance (AMADE) - H.R.H. the Princess of Hanover’s association
Association Compassion Asian Youth (ACAY) – Sister Sophie’s association
Fondation Panzi by Dr. Denis Mukwege
The Association du Notariat Francophone (ANF)
The Paris Bar Association – represented by the President Pierre Hoffman and the Vice-President Vanessa Bousardo

Welcome address:
Aurore BERGÉ, Deputy Minister for Equality between Women and Men and the Fight against Discrimination, France (invited)
Jacqueline SCOTT, UIA President (Fortney & Scott, LLC) Washington, DC, United States
Vanessa BOUSARDO, Vice-President of the Paris Bar Association; France

2.00 pm – 3.30 pm: Innovative and technological solutions developed by associations:
Moderator: Alain GROSJEAN, UIA co-Director of Revenue (Bonn & Schmitt) Luxembourg

Theme 1: The innovative app developed by the WWoW association
A mobile app has been developed by the WWoW association to gather evidence of exactions committed in conflict zones and fight against the impunity of the perpetrators of these crimes.

Presentation of the Current situation and presentation of WWoW's ongoing projects (Ukraine, Kasaï, Israel, etc.).

Céline BARDET, a jurist who specialises in war crimes, international criminal justice and transnational crime. She created the “We are NOT Weapons of War” NGO dedicated to fight conflict related sexual violence

Theme 2: Presentation of the Fondation Panzi and its activities
Vanessa GOSCINNY, member of the Fondation Panzi (invited)

Theme 3: Stand, Speak, Rise Up!  The sensitive situation of children born of rape
Speaker to be confirmed

3.30 pm -5.00 pm : Child protection worldwide
With the support of the AMADE association, chaired by H.R.H. The Princess of Hanover, which is committed to the protection and development of children throughout the world.
Presentation of the AMADE model by Jérôme FROISSART, Secretary General of the association, Monaco

Theme 1: Phantom children: civil status for all?
Moderator : France MALEPART, member of the Association du Notariat Francophone (ANF), France
237 million children under the age of 5 have no birth certificate, and 166 million are not registered.
Without a civil status, these children do not exist for their country's authorities.
Without a birth certificate, they cannot prove their parentage, place of birth, age or nationality.
Without an identity, these “invisible” children are deprived of all access to health, education and basic social services.
Aissa NDIAYE, member of the Association du Notariat Francophone (ANF), France

Theme 2: Methodological rehabilitation of imprisoned youth in France and the Philippines
Moderator: Jérôme FROISSART, AMADE Secretary General, Monaco
ACAY gives a second chance to young people in facing difficulties, aged 15 to 23, through creative educational approaches that enable them to rediscover the dignity and meaning of their lives, and to become agents of change for society.
Sister Sophie, missionary in the Philippines, founder of the ACAY association

Theme 3: Transient schools in Yemen
Moderator: Laurence BORY, UIA President of Honour (Bory & Associés Avocats) Geneva, Switzerland
Khadija AL-SALAMI, Director and President, My Future Yemen association, Yemen

Concluding remarks:
Moderator: Alain GROSJEAN, UIA co-Director of Revenue (Bonn & Schmitt) Luxembourg

The role of UIA Bars in Humanitarian Action
Elisabeth ZAKHARIA SIOUFI, UIA Women's Committee President, Jdeidet El Metn, Lebanon
Vanessa BOUSARDO, Vice-President, Paris Bar Association, France

The UIA Endowment Fund for the Rule of Law
Silvestre TANDEAU DE MARSAC, UIA Finance Director (FTMS Avocats) Paris, France